One eyed banty Rooster attacked, now combs black

[ducklover128]

Our banty rooster was attacked by the neighbors rooster, and his comb had a little blood on it, and his eye, the side where his eye is missing, was bleeding. Brought him inside and thought his comb was frostbit, but everything says it'll just be black spots...his whole comb is black. He has a little bit of dried stuff around nostril holes, and his head, behind the comb is naked. No feathers at all. He is very skiddish and we can't usually get close to him so we don't know how long his comb has been that way. The only reason I caught him this time, is because he was being attacked and he just laid there when I ran the other rooster off. The other rooster thinks he lives here, and seems like the hens like him alot, to my dismay. I don't wanna have to shoot him, but I will to protect my flock. Seems like one problem after another here lately. And after I took his pic,he bit me life of a chicken mom.

 

[ducklover128]

Are certain it doesn't come off?

I couldn't find the peroxide, but I put Neosporin on his comb and let it sit a few minutes, and yes, it does seem to be coming off. I think he liked the soft toothbrush rubbing on his comb. He fell asleep. It was so hard though, it wasn't coming off real good, so I put more Neosporin on it and I'm going to try again in a few minutes. Thank u so much. I hope it all comes off.

 

[ducklover128]

I am so glad it wasn't frostbite. That sort of thing is hard to treat and the bird suffers a lot of stress from comb removal. In my experience, dried blood has never really been an issue as long as it is removed and properly cleaned.

Thank you so much for the info. I thought his comb was black, I would have never thought it was covered in blood. And it's thick on there in some places. He's still soaking his comb in Neosporin, so I'm hoping more will come off easier than the last round. I love this web page. I spend so much time scrolling and reading, it's very informative and will definitely help me be a better chicken and duck mom.

 

[ducklover128]

I hope it does. Thank you very much. It feels like dried blood and earlier it was coming off in small chunks from around his head.

 

[ducklover128]

Sounds like caked on blood and debris.
He probably will be relieved to get it off.

When I used the toothbrush earlier, he just had this look like 'omg that feels so good'

 

[ducklover128]

It's hard to tell from the picture if he's got frostbite. If it is frostbite, the other rooster could of pulled it off. Take a warm wet paper towel to clean his comb. You might need to work on cleaning it for a few minutes. If the biting is a problem, you can wear gloves so he doesn't hurt you too bad. (Keep him away from your face!) Once he's cleaned, keep an eye on him for a few days. He could go into shock, and may have lost a lot of blood (if not too much).

What breed is this rooster? The Old English Game bantam roosters will literally fight to the death. If your neighbor's rooster is bigger than yours, it's just a matter of time before it kills yours. Talk to your neighbors about their rooster and keeping it off of your property. Warn them of what you'll do if they don't keep their rooster on their property. (Be sure that you're keeping your birds on your property too!) If they do nothing, then you can take it into your own hands. (An Animal Control officer can be of assistance!)

He doesn't usually bite, I think he thought I was food. He's usually very nice and mannerly, the few times I have held him. I'm not sure of his breed, we got him at a Stockdale, but everybody was buying them for food and I don't think the animals were taken very good care of. It was a horrible place and I swear it messed my head up for weeks. It was a traumatic experience for me, so I can't imagine how the animals felt. And animal control doesn't do anything way out here where we live. The neighbors rooster is about 3 times the size of this little guy. We r working on a big lot to keep our ducks and chickens in, but it's nowhere near finished. I really like the neighbors rooster, and I don't wanna hurt him. I know he's just being a rooster and not meaning to cause trouble, he's just doing what nature intended. That's why it bothers me so much.

 

[ducklover128]

It was in the high 20's last week at night. It warms up during the day.

 

[ducklover128]

We only have one rooster. The other one, is the neighbors, and they were all fine at first, but now he's all hormonal and just coming of age, so all hell has broken loose. The neighbors flock all free range, all the time. One of his ducks disappeared, and the other one now lives here with us. The duck, Johnny cash, is very sweet and doesn't bother anything or anybody. His mate June Carter, just vanished, and I feel bad for him, so he can stay. The coop situation is a little crazy right now. We have been rearranging everything, trying to make it all more predator proof, so the chickens haven't been going in there, until the last couple days. They have all been sleeping under the house, which has 3 sides bricked up. But as far as the frostbite, the rooster is the only one that has a black comb. I feel like they may have been a little neglected with all the Muscovy babies in the house, and one of them getting sick, and then dying, and then another one getting sick. The struggle is real, and I'm a little overwhelmed right now. I feel terrible, and I know I should've caught the issue with scooter(our rooster) sooner. The Muscovies are moving outside today, and hopefully everyone will be ok. I'm sorry this is a rambling mess. It's kinda like my life right now. . And I'm still, obviously, fairly new to chickens and ducks. The picture is the Muscovies, that have required all my attention and time for the last 7 weeks.

 

[ducklover128]

I haven't scrubbed it, but it's not dried blood. It's actually black. I read if they have a heart attack or a stroke it'll turn black. Would the other rooster attacking him, cause a heart attack or stroke?

 

[ducklover128]

I only know what Ive read on google, and here, but it says it's usually just spots of black on the top of the comb. His whole comb is black and all the feathers look plucked out behind the comb.